This is a book that reads as very disturbing, but not because of gory description (which there are plenty of), but more because in true southern gothic fashion it takes a supernatural look at addiction through the lense of grief. It's difficult to see an extreme of a feeling that likely everyone will experience at some point in their life. 

The plot is full of despair, body horror, social commentary, and genuinely creepy moments that made my skin crawl. Reminders of the death and horror that is part of our country's unfortuante history and current every day life.